Republican Theft of Property Criminal Scandals

Loaded his truck with stolen large scrap metal objects including an air conditioner, furnace, and water heater (the latter of which a police officer caught him loading into his truck) from the dumpster area of a heating and cooling company which had signs posted in multiple areas explicitly stating that "all materials in and around dumpster is property" of the company

Stole over $600 worth of groceries by not scanning items in the self-checkout on three separate occasions

Purchased four golden retriever puppies from an Amish breeder with fraudulent checks that later bounced and left the owner of the puppies out of nearly $5,000 in lost income

Stole a checkbook from a dying man his mother was caring for and used the stolen checks to purchase clothing and shoes while living in Brazil

Stole prescription drugs from senior citizens residing in an assisted living facility

Purchased a diary stolen from Joe Biden's granddaughter for $20,000 then leaked it to a reporter at another rightwing outlet who posted the private material days before the 2020 Presidential election

Forced his way into an elderly woman's house and stole her late husband's handgun as she hid in the bedroom

Stole a trailer's worth of his competitor's campaign signs and was caught red-handed by two of them who witnessed him stealing their signs without consent

Didn't scan an item at two separate self-checkout registers at a local Walmart and claimed it was done "inadvertently" when confronted by store security, but presumably from guilt later resigned from his city council position

Conspired with another man to steal a $6,000 golf cart then schemed to sell the cart to his coconspirator for $1,000 with the assumption being they would sell it for a hefty profit

Stole valuable parts from vehicles that belonged to a local church, Habitat for Humanity and at least two residences before getting caught and arrested by the police while being a self-proclaimed "Christian Conservative"

Stole and burned Black Lives Matter banners from prominent D.C. churches

Hid $80 worth of clothes in a shopping bag and left a Kohl's department store without paying which resulted in her getting banned from the store and having to pay a $280 fine

Stole an eye-popping 279 items totaling $2,327.97 from a Target store and $40 worth of cat food from a local grocery store mere months apart from each other

Stole nearly $600 worth of clothes from a local department store then went back to the same store later that day and attempted to return the stolen items for cash or store credit

Was videotaped stealing his GOP primary opponent's lawn signs in two separate locations in broad daylight after his rival campaign staked them out after many of their signs went missing presumably because numbnuts here stole them

Stole candy bars and a map from sporting goods store Cabella's

Broke into his ex-girlfriend's home by kicking in the door and stole her handgun, computer, cell phone, and a number of other items while she was away at work

Stole a necklace worth only $27.99 from a Sears department store by hiding it in her pocket and not paying for it when checking out with other items and then tried to flee when confronted by security which proved her guilty intentions

Stole a truck with an attached 20ft travel trailer around 3am and soon after got stuck in a resident's driveway when he unsuccessfully attempted to turn around then passed out in the truck and later registered a BAC of .15 when police arrived